The French in Paris celebrated the third annual day without cars on October 1, the strictest one yet as only pedestrians and cyclists were allowed ...
UN report urges to work towards pollution-free planet
A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) entitled Towards a pollution-free planet argues that pollution is controllable and ...
The Dutch are paving streets with toilet paper, to great success
In the Netherlands, recycled toilet paper beginning to be used to pave streets in a more environmentally friendly manner. A 1-kilometer stretch of ...
California might ban combustion engines in near future
With China being the principle driver of the idea that internal combustion engines are a thing of the past, ardent climate change activist Governor Jerry ...
Wetherspoons gets rid of plastic straws
To fight plastic pollution, pub chain JD Wetherspoons has announced a coming ban to plastic straws across 900 pubs located in the UK and Ireland by the ...
ADAC report calls for retrofitting of diesel engines
The Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC) has conducted research on emissions of diesel cars, and the results are bad news for the recent diesel ...
New York to fine building owners for not going green
New York City’s mayor Bill de Blasio, with support from environmentalist groups, such as the Natural Resources Defense Council and Environmental ...
Deutscher Nachbarschaftspreis 2017: Landessieger Berlin
Die Sieger des Nachbarschaftspreises 2017 wurden vor kurzem verkündet und SmartCityNews.global stellt nun im Rahmen einer Reihe von Artikeln den ...
India’s NTPC to build 100 waste-to-energy facilities
NTPC Limited, India’s largest power generation company, is looking for domestic and international developers to build 100 waste-to-energy (WTE) ...
FAO and Unilever link up to fight food loss and waste
The UN food agency FAO is joing forces with Unilever to help developing countries tackle food loss, waste and climate change, in the context of the ...
